I have a dance performance tonight. We’re presenting a half-hour ballet, the main feature of a night of dining and entertainment. But I wonder if anyone will really take it all in. There are 19 of us putting this on, and we range in age from about 10 to 70. We have spent countless hours in [...]
I’m trying to figure out why I enjoyed the movie/musical Once I saw at the Palm Theatre recently. It’s a simple story, really: a guy, a girl… love. Music that is the fabric of their lives; music that offers shape, color, texture, and depth. The songs are made all the more beautiful because of the relationships [...]
I’m not a big poetry reader, ordinarily. But Pablo Neruda’s words arrest me. I’m not going to try adding anything new or insightful about his work here. Instead, I’ll just share one of my favorites, “Tu Risa” (”Your Laughter”). The last stanza is my favorite: